My zoom on the lens (18-55mm) is frozen on 50mm. And I will not risk to force it up. It still takes photos and focus, but I can't twist the zoom manually at all. What can i do?

I have a Nikon D40 which is coming upto being two years old. Recently I have noticed that the auto-focus will not work.
If I manually focus I can still take photos but when auto is engaged it will not even try to focus and therefore will not allow me to take a photo.
I have not made any changes to the settings and therefore I am concerned it is a hardware fault.
The lens in question is the standard lens supplied with the camera and is the only lens I have so have been unable to check t

The auto motor and most of the electronics for focusing are located inside the lens on this model and the camera communicates with the body via interface contacts. Try cleaning these first. If you do not get auto focus function back the lens will nee ...
Nikon Digital Cameras

When using my d80 (no matter what lens is on it) it just keeps trying to focus and will not take the picture. It was fine on Sun and then Tue wham!! I can not think of doing anything to it and no one has touched it. You can hear the motor as the lens is trying to focus. If I focus manual no problem except a lot of the photos may still be blurry (that could be me)

Be sure the lens is firmly switched to M/A. For some reason the camera is not acquiring a subject to focus on. Have you tried a simple subject with lots of contrast, like a black something against a white background. Cameras have a tough time when ...
Nikon D80 Digital Camera with 18-135mm Lens

Has always worked fine, til just now. took a photo, went to put onto ebay and opened picture using windows picture and fax viewer. not happy with photo,switched off, removed camera from cradle (link to pc) and tried to take another photo, but when i switched the camera on i had an error message stating 'focus error' and when i tried to switch it off the zoom lens remained extended and will not go back into tne camera. I have read the manual and tried removing and replacing the battery, but this

For your information the computer has nothing to do with the focus error!!!!the error appears as a message due to either of these reasons.\015\012\015\012you have dropped down the cam.remember even a small drop may ca ...
Fuji FinePix F410 Digital Camera

Canon Powershot G10 image quality problems...
I have had my Canon Powershot G10 for 2 years and have had the same problem from the start... it is now driving me mad!
When viewing photos in anything other than the supplied Canon Zoom Browser or Photo Professional the quality is poor. The images are noticeably blurred and appear grainy. I normally shot in manual mode with ISO80 and record images in RAW+JPEG. Processing the RAW photos seems to slightly improve the blur (though it is still there)

Why wont the auto focus work when i got to take pictures, ive put in on manual focus and when i zoom its still blurry

Ive got a canon powershot a560. I recored a 15 minute video and took some photos. The photos have transfered to the pc but the video wont budge. It cant be copied. Ive tried using the advanced settings on the camera and scanner wizard and tried to manually copy it over but it still wont work.

It's very hard to troubleshoot software problems online, and it likely is a software issue. But why put up with the headaches of bad software in the first place? ...
Canon PowerShot A560 Digital Camera

I have a Nikon D70 camera. I'm using a Lexar 2GB card inside. Problem focuses on the card. Previous to this moment, card has worked fine. Today, shot photos and when I hooked up the camera to download the pics, got an error in the viewfinder (CHR). Looked at the manual, and it said problem was with the card. I removed the card, and placed it in a card reader. It worked fine and I was able to transfer the photos. Replaced the card, and still get the same error. I've already re-formatted the card,

First, memory cards don't last forever, so it may be time for a new card. Make sure you check the pins in your camera and the contacts in your card for dust/dirt. I'd guess you already looked at this, though. \015\012\015\012I've had s ...
Nikon D70 Body Only Digital Camera

Ive got the nikon d40. when i take photos close up they are blurred. there r 2 settings on the focus lense one is letter a one letter m. you have to move switch to indicate one or other. camara wont take photos on letter a it makes a squeeky clicking noise it takes on letter m but they are blurred. this is a recent problem and i cant find manual.

The letters you're referencing is the M/A (manual / auto) focus switch. The lens has this switch and operates in Auto Focus mode when set to "A" and manual focus mode when set to "M". You have to manually focus on the subject when in le ...
Nikon D40 Digital Camera with G-II 18-55mm Lens

Hi, I've a Sigma 28-105mm aspherical 3.5-5.6 lens. Auto focus does not engage. I can hear the motor trying, but the ring does not turn. When I switch to manual focus, I can turn the ring to focus manually, but I still hear the motor trying to use autofocus. Additionally, sometimes the shutter will not fire in manual focus while the motor is still searching.
I've cleaned the contacts, but no joy. I suspect a faulty switch, but that doesn't completely explain the autofocus not engaging.
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Well, I think you have at least one problem pinpointed, in that I suspect the focusing ring is jammed, and cannot rotate with the electromagnet signals. The other problem might be a faulty auto/manual switch. Of course, check for oxidation and e ...
Digital Cameras

When the Camera Is In Manual Mode, It will not Change Focus... I spin the wheel and nothing happens. Also i have just discovered in this mode, if i take a photo without the flash on, it will come out black, even with very good lighting, and when the flash is on, its still rather dark and its only the immediate area, (you can't see the background) What is going on???

I don't know about your camera, but when mine is in manual mode, it allows me to set the aperture and shutter speed but does not affect the autofocus. To make the focus manual, I have to move a switch next to the lens. When in manual mode, are you se ...
Fuji FinePix S9500 Zoom Digital Camera

I have a Nikon D40, which I recently dropped. :( Camera seemed okay, but then I noticed later that the 18-55 lens was being less than cooperative. It now is stuck on 55 adn will not zoom out. It still focuses (manually & automatically). My other lens, which was not on the camera at the time of the drop, works perfectly fine. Any suggestions on what could be wrong or how to fix it?

It sound like the lens zoom has broken.If other lens is ok and this lens still focuses automatically the conection is working.Sorry to bring the bad news but it may cost less to get a new lens than to get it fixed.Someon ...
Nikon D40 Digital Camera with G-II 18-55mm Lens

I own a CANON EOS REBEL T1i EOS 500D. I used it in perfect order last saturday, went to use it yesterday afternoon and i have nothing viewing on the LCD. The camera still takes photos fine. Just nothing comes up on the screen, not the menu or settings nothing. It just a black screen. Spent many hours going through the manual last night and i cant find anything relating. Im thinking i may have to send it in to get fixed just thought i would check on here first. Thankyou!

I have a samsung i6 digital camera. I have been using it for 3 years without problems with a PC. Now I bought a MacBook. I copied the photos to the mac and chose the files on the camera and pushed delete button. It seems as if the files are deleted and I can no longer see them on the camera but the memory they used to take is still unavailable. It feels like the photos are still there and I cant delete them. I cant use my camera anymore. Please help! I need to make photos on New Year s eve!
Hap

Try an external usb card reader and let the card pop up as a drive on the Mac. You should be able to see everything. Just do not format the card or you will loose everything ...
Samsung Digimax i6 PMP Digital Camera

Focusing Still Photos with SD870 IS

If you check page 45 in the manual, you'll see that the orange light during the half press indicates that the flash is turned on. A single beep means that the camera is having difficulty getting a "focus lock" (usually when shooting in low light cond ...
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital Camera

Zoom Error My Fujifilm Finepix 515000 will not close the lense. When I turn it on it says zoom error. The camera will not allow me to take photos. Other than that the phone still works. I can still change mode and setings and view previously taken photos. I bought this camera just a little more than a week ago. What can I do to fix this?

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \015\012probability is that you will have ...
Pix FUJIFILM Fine S1500fd Digital Camera

With camera on the AUTO setting, I can't seem to take clear, focused photos. Nearly all of them are out of focus or blurry. Does not matter if it is in the day time or at night. Also, when using the ZOOM function the photos are mostly out of focus. What can I try to take clear photos again? Thank you.

Focus There is one problem that I have with this camera - Auto Focus in low lighting and it has really limited manual focus. Outdoors this camera is outstanding, I haven't found any pitfalls outdoors yet. 10x optical zoom plus 2.5" LCD WOW. Although the LCD is littly choppy, but I don't care about that, pictures turn out really gooood. Anyways back to Auto Focus problem. Do any of you have the same problem? Or this is my ability problem? That limited manual focus really bugs me! I'd like to hear

I have similar problem. So I use manual focus (1m,3m,inf) & move camera for finest pix. On AF, the adjustment seem to go past sharpest image point but settles on a fuzzier setting. Is there any place that can make a repair? ...
Toshiba PDR-M700 Digital Camera

Not focusing I'm in the process of attempting to help my friend fix his DMC-FX9 camera. The problem is that it doesn't tend to focus on ANYTHING. It will focus if you zoom in [about halfway)or use macro, but it won't focus if it's not zoomed in. I tried changing the focusing modes, the photo modes. I don't know what else to do, has anyone else run into this problem? He's had the camera for to long to return it, so I'm hoping that I can help him make it usable again. [This problem happens indoor

LCD screen I am using my sisters camera over the next two weeks and cant figure out how to get the lcd screen to work while i am taking a photo. It is fine to review the photo and takes photos fine but i can see what i am taking the photo of unless i look through the eye piece. I cant get hold of her for the next two weeks and i dont have the manual can anyone help? Is there a button or setting i have to put it on?

Canon Sx120 IS camera will not zoom closeup from a tripod at 19" set at macro!!!
Instructions say the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow bar, well how do you get away from the yellow bar? Which will also result in removal of the macro setting!
Any zooming to get closeup blurs out of focus no matter what I do and that's when still within the optical zoom range.
Taking pics of coins and need to zoom in and get really close, as advertised. Tripod is set at shortest distance, 19

I receive the E:61:00 error on screen, and the screen will not focus. I shook the camera around (per forums) and the screen focused for a minute, but would not zoom in out out. When I tried to zoom either way it would make a whirling sound. I opened my camera to have a tiny little piece, with "C 805" inscribed on it, to fall out. I do not know where this belongs, and still can not get my camera to focus. Help!

Hi,The E:61:00 error code displayed on the Camera screen indicates that a Camera malfunction that you cannot reverse has occurred. This seems to be an internal malfunction of the Camera. You may try power resetting the ...
Digital Cameras

Focus I have had my camera for a year now and loved it but for some reason it will not focus anymore. I have went through the manual and tried everything it has to offer. I recharged my batteries and it still doesn't work. I cleaned my lens and I toggled the focus and still nothing. It all comes up very fuzzy. Help! I don't want to buy a new camera!

I make photos of my oil paintings - placing the painting on the floor and shooting down. The "auto focus" will not focus on some paintings and the photos are blurry. I have tried all settings tn "Manual" mode plus using the other shooting mode. Some paintings just will not be in focus!
Any help will be most gratefully appreciated.
Ken B.

I don't know how close you need to be to the paintings, but if it's close enough to need the "macro"setting, then you need to activate it for close focussing. ...
Fuji FinePix J10 Digital Camera

If I take a photo without zooming, the photo is in focus. If I try to get a closer photo by zooming in, it comes out blurred.